Trump shocks nation with sweeping win

November 11, 2016Victoria SandersComments Off on Trump shocks nation with sweeping win

After over a year of campaigning and non-stop polls, Election Day finally arrived and proclaimed Donald Trump the victor.

Before election day, polls showed Clinton with a strong lead, but as votes came in these polls were quickly proven wrong.

Trump went on to take the battle ground states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania, securing a clear mathematical path to the presidency.

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, Donald Trump hit 276 electoral votes when the Associated Press called Wisconsin.

At 3 a.m., Trump took to the stage after Clinton conceded the election via phone.

Trump said, “I will be president to all Americans, and this is important to me” as he pledged to bring unity to the United States in his victory speech.

The election race has been a historic one, starting with the Republican primary putting forth 17 candidates.

Trump not only won the nomination, but he also broke the record for most primary votes by 1.4 million votes.

After winning the primary, Trump immediately found himself immersed in a battle against Hillary Clinton for the U.S. presidency.

Trump came into the primary stating that he was going to make America great again.

He immediately tapped into the fear and disdain that many Americansfelt towards the current political environment.

This is what many believe earned him his large primary following and ultimately won him the presidency.

The victory did not come from an easy fought battle. The media, which originally helped Trump stand out amongst his 16 primary opponents, became his greatest enemy as the race narrowed to him and Clinton.

The media would run his political blunders on a seemingly constant cycle, even going as far as to run the occasional fake story.

Debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton focused mostly on ad hominem, with both candidates attacking the other’s character and past mistakes.

Clinton would double down on Trump’s comments while Trump would focus the conversation on Clinton’s email scandal.